George Abercrombie, chief executive of Roche North American Pharmaceuticals, is followed by Senator Charles Schumer, as they leave a meeting in Washington on Thursday. Swiss drug-maker Roche AG has agreed to meet with four generic manufacturers willing to increase production of Roche's antiviral drug Tamiflu to prepare for the possibility of a bird-flu pandemic, Schumer said after the meeting.Oct 24, 2005

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